R.Venkatesan v. The Presiding Officer,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 16.11.2016
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH W.P.No.21514 of 2013 1.R.Venkatesan 2.S.Ayyanar 3.S.Prabhakaran 4.B.Mani 5.P.kalivaradhan 6.S.Baskar 7.A.Natarajan 8.M.Murugan 9.S.James 10.E.Muthu 11.V.Viswanathan 12.N.Srinivasan 13.D.Sugu 14.R.karthikeyan 15.S.Sivamoorthy 16.R.Parthiban 17.S.Umasankar 18.A.Suresh 19.K.Kamalakannan 20.B.Saravanan 21.K.Kesavan 22.K.Kuppusamy 23.G.Pugazhchozhan 24.R.Lekshmanan 25.M.Kandhasamy 26.P.Sunil Kumar 27.D.Purushothaman 28.K.Iyyanar 29.T.Santhanam 30.P.Ilango 31.S.Mourougan 32.P. Mourougan 33.J.Sivaraj 34.V.Selva Vijayagan 35.K.Sivakumar 36.A.Kumaresan 37.S.Thamaraikannan 38.P.Murugan 39.S.Sankar 40.R.Suresh
41.R.Gnanaprakash 42.P.Murugaiyan 43.D.Kandhan 44.D.Kandeeban 45.K.Ayupkhan 46.S.Selvaraj 47.D.Gurumoorthy 48.M.Thulasingam 49.M.Palanivel 50.D.Arumougam 51.R.Thulasidharan 52.K.Azhaganandam 53.K.Muruganandam 54.S.Gnanasekaran 55.J.Kondareddy 56.S.Ganesan 57.K. Elumalai 58.S.Ramesh 59.D.Veerasekaran 60.R.Mohan 61.N.Prakash 62.P.Comarassamy 63.B.Janakiraman 64.R.Lakshmanasamy 65.P.Thirumurugan 66.R.Saravanan 67.P.N.r.Selvasekar 68.K.Venkatachalam 69.M.Jayakumar 70.J.Sivakumar 71.P.Manjini 72.S.Selvaradjou 73.V.Loganathan 74.S.Baskar 75.G.Tirunavuoucarassuu 76.K.Arumugam 77.K.Senthil Murugan 78.K.Suresh 79.P.Murugan 80.R.Mariappan 81.D.Sudhagar 82.M.Rameche 83.A.Rajaram 84.M.Senthil Kannan 85.B.Kumar 86.J.Ramamurthi 87.S.Souresh 88.K.Saravanan 89.Devanathan.R.
90.S.Suresh
91.D.Nataradjane 92.K.Kumaran 93.S.Ramalingam 94.S.Jayakumar 95.G.Kangeyan 96.K.Senthilnathan 97.S.Muthuvel 98.T.Rameche 99.A.Kumarasamy 100.P.Canabady 101.K.Makesh 102.D.Perumal 103.P.Adiamane 104.M.Neelakandan 105.S.Rajaraman 106.R.Gnanavel 107.R.Sekar 108.M.Sivakozhundan C/o.Hindustan Unilever Workers Union No.135, Puduvai Main Road, (Near Ramalingam Madam) Ariyur Post, Puducherry 605 102. .. Petitioners Vs 1.The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Puducherry.
2.Factory Manager Hindustan Unilever Limited (Detergent Division) Vadamangalam, Pondicherry.
.. Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd Respondent to implement the order dated 2.1.2013 in C.P.No.4 of 2011 by making the payment of Rs.1,62,63,345.70 out of Rs.4,17,12,471/- towards the weekly off wages for the period from 1996 to 2010 to the petitionrs and by further directing the 2nd respondent to pay the weekly off wages for the period from 2011 onwards till date to the petitioners and by continuing to make payment till the cessation of employment of the petitioners, as payable under Section 13(1)(b) of the minimum wages Act.
For Petitioners : Mr.Balan Haridas For R2 : Mr.S.Jayaraman
O R D E R
Pending the writ petition, the petitioners-workmen and the second respondent have entered into an amicable settlement dated 28.08.2016 and Part-C (7) of the Memorandum of Settlement reads as follows:
7. REST DAY WAGE - ONE TIME PAYMENT :
The parties herein acknowledge and agree that by this Settlement, the basic wage scale shall move from daily rated to monthly rated. Given this migration and that in the past settlements the basic wage paid to the employees has exceeded the minimum wages as specified bearing number W.P.Nos.20216 and 21514 of 2013 and Claim Petition No.4 of 2011, instituted by the parties. As a part of the settlement of the aforementioned matters before the High court of Madras and the Industrial Tribunal, Pondicherry, without any prejudice to the rights available under law, the Management has agreed to pay a lump sum amount to the employees as specified in Annexure-F, being the full and final settlement of the claims made before the High court of Madras and the Industrial Tribunal.
In compliance of the interim order passed by the High Court of Madras in W.P.No.20216 of 2013, a payment of Rs.10830/- has already been dispersed, and therefore, the final settlement amount payable will be as specified in Annexure-F. Reciprocally, the Union and the employees agree to withdraw the Claim Petition No.4 of 2011, W.P.No.20216 of 2013 & W.P.No.21514 of 2013 and other suits/writ petitions pertaining to the matter with the signing of this Settlement. This shall be the full and final settlement of the disputes pertaining to the aforementioned matters and the Union and the employees undertake not to agitate the issue in these matters favour.
Recording the aforesaid clause of the Memorandum of Settlement, this writ petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kkd To The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Puducherry.
+1cc to Mr.S. Jayaraman, Advocate, S.R.No.66092 ca(CO) md(30/12/2016) W.P.No.21514 of 2013